These short posts curated from my Instagram feed are my musings on a life way connected with nature, which I hope inspire your own sensory nature experiences. (Be sure to connect with me on Instagram to get these posts more regularly.)

I know you are busy. But I invite you to slow down, savour the moment and allow the beauty that surrounds you to revive and nurture your soul.

Foraging for nutrition = Nutritious movement. I’ve been listening to Katy Bowman’s incredible book ‘Move Your DNA’. Its all brilliant but I especially loved the part where she says (I’m paraphrasing) that in the past we would move our bodies to acquire food which…

This rainy weekend we went back for the last harvest of the red and purple plums that we discovered in abundance last week (see my 11lb photo!) We also found another tree bearing these golden yellow beauties a few streets away. These juicy gems were made into…

A year ago I was crowdfunding (aka hustling) my ‘I AM Nature’ Affirmation Cards into being. They were an all-consuming passion project, given to me as an idea in a nature meditation and would not let me sleep properly until I had birthed them. One solar cycle…

We found Wild Cherries! We recently stumbled into cherry trees on our walks and used Alys Fowlers book ‘The Thrifty Forager’ to identify them as Prunus Avium. And while we’ve found an abundance of them most residents of the area don’t even seem to know…

Feeling happy with our homemade blackcurrant juice. The fruits were growing in the back garden where we are staying so it was a very lazy foraging expedition! However my daughter and I took turns over several days to gather the gradually ripening fruits and…

Taking a moment of joy in the fruits of English summertime and the lateness of the evening light that enabled me to take this photo at 9:30pm. Feeling super grateful to my uncle and aunt for opening up their home for us and then bringing home organic fresh summer fruits…

It’s amazing what beauty is revealed when you slow down and walk with eyes and senses fully open. Noticing the details is a simple nature meditation that unlocks new worlds around and within us. However I’ve realized that my senses are switched on a bit too much for…

Foraging wild rose petals to make jam. Fun way to be outside exploring the English countryside, sharpening our awareness and observation of wild plants along the way. We read to only pick the petals of the roses so that they can still go on to develop their rose hips later…

After taking a pause to pack up and travel with the kids across the ocean to England we didn’t waste time to get immersed in the woods, enjoy some #forestbathing to get grounded after jet lag and acquaint myself with the new plants I’m surrounded with. I’m here foraging…

Can you see the human in this forest scene or has woman and tree become as one? This is what Laetitia had to say about her Forest Bathing experience… “The forest bathing experience felt like an entire day of open-eyed meditation. All along the walk through the forest…

Met this dude on my back step this afternoon. So gorgeous. After some nasty interactions with blister beetles in the past I’m glad to have the chance to appreciate them too. I crouched down to watch his movements and details, appreciating the miracles and diversity…

“Terri’s Forest Bathing goes far beyond your typical guided walk through the forest, as this experience awakens and engages all the five senses with an intensity that is almost startling. It is Terri’s beautiful, open personality and sheer joy of being that…

Earlier this week I wrote about wanting to be with a group of women- eating good food, holding babies while mine were being cared for, to be building greater community bonds, to build a fire and watch the stars. And guess what? This weekend I gathered with an…

I live in rainbow country. This was my second rainbow of the day. The first was huge, low, broad and bright with a double rainbow above it but I had no camera on me to capture it so it remains in my memory. This one was right outside my back door and was a beautiful reminder…

Today is World Water Day and as I am typing, I’m sipping on some sweet spring water feeling so grateful for this clean source of earth filtered water – rich in nutrients, wild and alive, free from chlorine, fluoride and PVC pipe leached chemicals – a true gift from nature…

To celebrate this Equinox I took to the forest with 5 incredible women to guide them in a Forest Bathing experience. We were soon quite literally bathing because of the heavy rainfall but one thing I have noticed is that heavy rain may sound foreboding when…

Well goodbye 30’s. We had an awesome decade together – being pregnant, sweetly birthing two babies and devoting most of our time to raising them. Indeed most of our time together has been immersed in the trenches of motherhood, as it will continue to be even…

My two #neoaboriginals scaling a cliff face in bare feet is a moment of both trepidation and enormous joy. I so admire their fearlessness and capabilities yet the protector in me has a duty and desire to keep them safe. Scrapes and scratches are inevitable but…

This isn’t a fancily posed or typically instaworthy photo. But this is what my life does look like sometimes. Drenched. And happy. My daughter took this pic this morning after I came in from almost an hour outside in the rain. The non-stop rain. While there is loads of…

Been feeling whimsical like this sky. Took some time away from social media, computer and work to spend days at the river with my children, soaking up my full spectrum vitamin D and all the other super nutrients that come with nature immersion. It’s what I want to…

A weekend of springs and rivers. I am so blessed. I am so grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you nature island. 💦🙏🏾💙 Water is sacred, water is powerful, water is beautiful, water is healing, water is cleansing, water is purifying, water is special, water is blissful, water is…

Working with the energy of fire today – building and cooking with fire, hot sun fire and hot water fire. HOT and POWERFUL. So much inspiration And creative fire that I had to pause to take some notes. Tending the fire was quite labor intensive and I experienced both…

The more wild and uncivilized I can be, the better chances of me being a healthy, happy human whose presence on the planet is regenerative rather than exploitative. I have a long way to go but each step towards living indigenously in relationship with…

My daughter found this on our walk to the river. Looks like a set of dinosaur teeth!! The fact that it’s from the bark of a tree is still cool though -some serious defenses here. Would love to know more about its evolutionary journey. There is always so much to learn…

“It is time to fold back the layers of defense and experience the world in a new and raw manner. Breaking the shackles of domestication sometimes requires something bold. I suggest that spending time in nature exactly the way you entered this world is one strategy…

See my bikini on the rocks? Yup that means I’m getting some naked sun time. So don’t come closer unless you are comfortable with this natural wild state of being. The sun needs to saturate my whole body, not just the parts deemed socially appropriate…

From blossom to bud, from flower to fruit. Nature has a way to make the function of producing food (which is miraculous enough as it is) into a work of art and magic. These fruits are little treasures for us to find among prickly bushes. Foraging doesn’t…

Patience. Natures timing is the right timing. Forget the force ripened foods -we need to eat seasonally, locally, wildly. I remember a retreat I was part of where the organizers were freaking out that we could not get avocados because it was essential to their dish…

To be connected to a season, a bioregion, wild landscapes and the food it offers is such richness. It feels like we have a privilege that was once the norm in a much deeper way and yet has been so forgotten. We are remembering. Accessing even small amounts of this…

No matter what else is going on, if the rain is pouring, if I’m late for a meeting, if the children are calling, if the kettle is whistling, no matter what, I will always stop to smell the roses. So often we miss the beauty and sensory enhancing capacities of our world because…

If you have any love for this beautiful planet we live upon and within, it is a heartbreaking time to be alive right now. If your circle of compassion is wide enough to include people outside those of your friends and family, to other species, life forms and…

A gorgeous afternoon of #rewilding, #foraging adventures. A few days ago at the river (see my last post on roasting breadfruit) I spotted what looked like oyster #mushrooms on a tree. It was the first time I’d seen them in the #wild so I took photos, asked…

When my neighbour gave us a breadfruit this morning and the weather looked bright it was the perfect reason to walk up to the river and get some naked sun time in while building a fire to roast our lunch! Great dose of #wildelements to support our health, experiential…

Naturegasmic sunset!! The sky, sun and clouds got out their best colours last night for a magnificent show that turned the sky orange, crimson, violet, fuschia, with pale and dark blues. Even the sand glowed red in the reflection of the sky! I was so blessed to have enjoyed this…

I’m awed that ackee looks like my lungs! Nature has some incredible shapes and patterns and uses them in a variety of different places. Ever reflect on how much a tree looks like your spinal cord and brain or how veins in leaves look like our own capillary…

So after the kids had their fun in the mud puddle I got my mud on in the mud pools at Ti Kwen Glo Cho – my beloved hot water spot. Slavering this soft oozy mud all over my body is a primal awakening. I feel so connected to and cared for by the Earth. I’m rejuvenated on all levels…

‘Can we play in the mud puddle mummy?’ I was delighted to say yes! As well as being great fun, this is a valuable health practice. Kids need to play in the soil, taking in all the immune boosting bacterium that the body needs. Modern life with its antibacterial everything…

The morning after. The full moon last night was ecstatically awesome. I had such a magical experience in the mud pools and hot tubs close to my home. I remember living in the city and following the moon through tower blocks to get a good view, standing next to a

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT my friends. After 12 years of using Onelove Livity as my biz name I’ve felt the need to make a change. I feel very liberated and excited by this new name which captures the essence of what I’ve been living and sharing for so many…

I need no coffee to awaken me in the morning, just give me a fresh breeze and the sunrise. May your day be blessed with the abundance of natures gifts and may you take the moments of silent gratitude to appreciate them. Whatever is happening in life, the sun…

Nature is just so freakin awesome. This seed landed between two rocks on a dry riverbed with no soil and STILL IT GROWS!!! What an awesome lesson of resilience, tenacity and thriving regardless of circumstances. If this seed can do it then so can we.

Collecting a drinking spring water is a big priority for me this year onwards. Our home water is from a very fresh source but still has chlorine sporadically put in it so I want to ensure that I’m drinking wild water only. We are blessed to have 3 springs within walking…

The view from yesterdays barefoot hike! This is on segment 3 of the national trail where I do my Forest Bathing experiences. It’s always worth the climb to have vistas like this! Lush green mountains to open the heart, inspire the mind and nourish the…

Seeking out the sunshine! It’s been a rainy few months and so I’m soaking in as much sun as I can.My wild living goals for 2017 include lots of time in relationship to the sunlight and so dishes have to stay in the sink and sorting laundry will be done on rainy days only…

This is not just another barefoot in nature moment, I’m celebrating a milestone of doing my first full barefoot hike! 👏🏽 We walked about 2 hours in total and my feet traversed terrains of rocks, grass and mud gleefully barefoot. I was way slower than the rest of the…

The bliss after 10 minutes with a tree! I chose a sprawling tangerine tree in my back garden to connect with. I sat and watched the tree, wondering why it does not bear fruit and if it no longer has much life in it. I then saw new shoots on it which surprised me…

Every month I return my blood back to the Earth. I know that some people won’t want to see this picture and I’ve hesitated so much to post it but I think as women we need to get real and deeply connected to our cycles. stuffing our bodies with toxic tampons…

Feeling the love from nature in the forest. Green is the colour corresponding to the heart chakra so we feel a beautiful heart opening when immersed in the natural world. Have you ever noticed how many heart-shaped leaves there are? It’s like nature is showing us…

Sacred water springs forth from the Earth, vibrant and wild. We are blessed to be able to drink from this pure source so close to home. Grateful for all the water protectors at Standing Rock for making the world more aware of this precious gift, our birthright that needs…

In the forest one of our favourite things to do is find trees that are recycling themselves into soil and dig into the process. It’s amazing to see all the fungi and microorganisms that are participating in this highly intelligent, life-giving process. Nature produces no…

Can you see the little leaf face with his leaf hat? Spotted this on my Forest Bathing walk where we were walking slowly, meditatively and opening the senses to discover previously unseen things in the natural world and within.
Look closely for entrances…

Wow the weather here has been intense this week. So much rain but the lightning storm a few nights ago was incredible. Here’s my edits of the best bits. I’ve loved the energy of storms since I was a kid and I remember watching them with my mum at the window…

I went on an amazingly rejuvenating Forest Bathing walk with these two beings this afternoon. As soon as we began the trail it started to rain. We could have easily just turned back but we decided to continue and see what would happen. So glad we did…

Looking at the small details of nature is one of my most enjoyable nature practices.
Noticing the small details of nature can actually shift our perspective in a big way. Often we are so busy we miss the incredible little interactions happening in nature that…

My perfect view every morning when I visit the patch of lemongrass to gather for tea.
I give thanks for the privilege of witnessing such beauty. It’s soul medicine that soothes my heartbreak as so much of nature (including human life) is being destroyed…

We had just finished breakfast when out of the corner of my eye I saw the glint of a spider web spun between some plants and a wire about 4ft above it. I immediately jumped up in excitement, showed my children and we went over to investigate this…

I wanted to spend time in the dark with my family to watch the stars as we’ve had some amazingly clear nights recently. Just as light was fading we decided to create an impromptu fire to keep us warm while we star gazed.
My daughter and I…

How cool is this? I spotted these newly hatched insects this morning in the bush. I find things like these so exciting and I was glad my daughter was awake so I could share it with her. Reminded me that so many of the lovely things in nature and life are found…

“So meet me in the streets
In the dark, in your bare feet
Meet in a place like your heart
Drop a phat beat
Wind begins to blow
It’s a sweet validation
Nature has her signs
And they’re clear affirmations”
Sweet synchronicity at…

With the weather hot, hot, hot, what better way to cool down than a trip to the Emerald Pool. Keeyah and Amarii were super excited as they have not been for over a year and were keen to see what bits they remembered. Embarking on the 5-minute trail to the pool we…

I awoke in time to see the sunrise this morning. Feeling filled with this radiant energy the two flowers that stood out the most on my nature walk were this beautiful dew-decorated hibiscus and the gorgeous pumpkin flower giving off beauty as…

Enjoyed this awesome river spot for the first time today. Beautiful clear water with some deep parts for a good swim. The great thing about being out in nature like this is that it’s rejuvenating for us adults while the little people are having a great time…

I got myself a new pink locks hairstyle this morning on the nature walk! Thanks to this fun and fabulous cat tail/ chenille plant/Acalypha hispida.
Nature connection can be a fun, playful, whimsical, enjoyable experience.
There’s a lot to be…

My friend recently invited us to share her journey to Bali through her images and story. I was really inspired by what she shared about the number of offerings and blessings that are given daily by millions of women there and the impact it has on the vibration…

Woah. Saw this incredible leaf on my nature meditation walk this morning. The universe in a leaf!
I so enjoy the extra perception that nature brings both with physical senses and my more intuitive senses. Today I give thanks for…

These beautiful flowers were love notes from nature today, soothing and opening my heart. Look closely and you’ll see that the middle flower, which was drooped over and invited me to it hold up, has a heart shaped stamen – I was in awe!
The colours, textures…

Oooh that special golden moment of the day ~ it never gets old. Such a joy to be sitting in the garden, look up and see this radiance reflected all around. The tree seemed to embody even more life energy in this last flash of sunrays and danced in the glow…as did I.

Spirals, swirls and mandalas fill our universe from galaxies to our DNA. So wondrous to observe these patterns appearing everywhere in nature and, whilst appreciating the beauty of this mushroom, being shown once again that everything is interconnected.

Look down, get low to the ground. Absorb and delight in the details of nature and give thanks for the wonders of creation. There is Divine magic here on Earth waiting patiently for us to notice. This coral looking fungi reminds me that land and sea have…

These awesome trees looked like giraffes to me. It was fun to imagine for a while they were long limbed creatures walking graceful past me. Such beauty and joy in the forest. It only takes a few minutes of forest bathing for the stress of the world to be released…

Transformation. I’ve been contemplating the process of transformation. It is the theme I chose for myself this year and in a full moon ceremony I attended last week it was the word I chose from a bag of 100 random words. No coincidences.

Coal pot cooking on the step outside my kitchen. This pot is full of rice for the little puppies I’m fostering and trying to find homes for (see my pic a few days ago). When it cools down I’ll add some puppy chow and go up the hill to feed them.
Praying with the…

“In the beginning, there was no Earth, or any Sun to warm it. Our Solar System, with its glowing central star and varied planets and moons, is a relative newcomer to the cosmos – a mere 4.567 billion years old. A lot had to happen before our world could…

Did you enjoy the miracle of your day today? These are intense times. Many of us are full with personal obligations, goals and worries. And there is so much to be concerned and fearful about in the world. And yet if we have eyes to see even a blade of grass and…

Ebb and flow. Inhale and exhale. These constant movements of life on Earth. As we breathe, the entire Earth breathes, flows and moves. It’s all connected. We are all connected. Been reminded of this in so many different ways this week and am enjoying…

The view from my women’s business development meeting. Surrounded by lapping waves, warm sunshine, sea breeze and enjoying the sweet hospitality of the Anchorage Hotel ~ the perfect recipe for holistic business in harmony with nature. Today we discussed…

“Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of the earth, you will want to learn about it” Rachel Carson. 🌍 A quote from a true pioneer of nature love and connection. 💚 And there is so much to learn about nature on all levels. I mean I like to just feel out…

This morning my daughter told me we each had to pick 3 of the ‘I AM Nature’ affirmation cards. I drew out this combination – I AM Dynamic, I AM Magical, I AM Wild. In truth I felt none of these things…At that moment I felt tired and highly domesticated. But I said…

Our marigold flowers are the life and joy of our garden spreading their yellow sunshine rays while deeply rooted in the Earth. They self seed and are wildly scattered everywhere we look, providing beauty and a welcome food source for the honeybees and…

So today my ‘I AM Nature’ Affirmation Card was ‘I AM Nurturing. So as the afternoon was waning, I went into the garden to have some nature connection time and feel into this quality. I began breathing in the nurturing, rich air all around me, looking at the dance of the…

Me with my creations! Just 9 more days of crowdfunding to bring this message from nature out into the world! I hope you’ll come on over to take a look and offer your support! If you haven’t heard me talk about them already – the ‘I AM Nature Affirmation’ Cards are…

‘Then I look at you and the world’s alright with me. Just one look at you and I know it’s gonna be, a lovely dayyyyyyyy!’ 💙 this is the beauty of the sky as I stepped out to gather herbs this morning. Totally gorgeous and inspiring. Made me smile, dance and sing that…

Ready to welcome the full moon as it rises over the mountain behind our garden tonight. The crystals are gonna get super charged! We will drum and pray and give thanks. And we will definitely choose some ‘I AM Nature’ affirmation cards…

Full Moon Summer Solstice – a truly magical combination. This is a card from the deck of ‘I AM Nature’ Affirmation Deck Cards. The ‘I AM Nature’ cards deliver a positive affirmation that is both true about our inner nature and the world around us. They show us how deeply…

The colours of nature. 💚💛❤️ Found these three leaves just outside the house. Their colours were just too perfect for me not to make them pose for a photo! Offering beauty in each stage of their transformation. Give thanks for the wisdom of nature. 💚💛❤️

This is the ‘Father’ waterfall of the twin falls at Trafalgar Falls, Dominica. I’m sending this out with love to all the fathers around the world. May you know your awesome strength and celebrate the majesty of your role. Stay nature connected for your true…

When my ancestors were brought to the Caribbean their enslavers had a clear strategy to keep them under control – make them forget who they were. So they divided families and made sure their languages were forgotten. Dances, clothing, cultural practices…

New life! I planted this banana plant last year and it grew tall and beautiful, nourished with all the bush tea and leftover coconut milk I threw out of the kitchen window! But then it got infected with Black Sigatoka and and we had to cut off leaf after leaf…

Foraging for wild raspberries is a favourite sport for my kiddos. Keeyah was fascinated to get this one spherical segment of the fruit. Such magic in the details of nature. I love that she finds things like this fascinating and runs to share them with me – we have so much…

These leaves are so amazing. We were looking close up at their big veins and their shape and I was sharing with my daughter Keeyah how much they look like lungs and indeed they are our lungs – contributing the air we breathe in every moment – so…

This uprooted tree has made me smile for the last few weeks…the roots were crammed inside a ruined building and so it came out in this rectangular shape that is so uncommon in nature. (In fact part of the reason nature is so healing and restorative to us is…

Ah! Let me tell you about last night. We were soaking in the hot sulphur waters into the late evening enveloped by the sounds of nature – the orchestra of night creatures blended with the river running by with melodic calmness. As the sky became darker…

Playing around in the garden yesterday with my ‘I AM Nature’ Affirmation Cards. Got plenty of pics to share over the next few days with mostly the same message – love yourself, enjoy nature, give thanks! ❤️🌳🙏🏾 It’s a simple recipe for wellness and…

So at lunch time my son tells me that there is a cocoa pod in the tree that he must get before he eats. He tried knocking it down with his Harry Potter broomstick that I made him but it was not tall enough. So I stepped in with a giant bamboo to knock it down…

After a week of intense rain it feels so good to have the sun shining down on us again ☀️ I’m grateful for the miracle of the rain and the blessed waters but I enjoy the contrast and I revel in the sunshine. My brain totally works and thinks differently depending on…

Stop. Wait. before you scroll on I need share my celebration mood with you 🎉
The ‘I AM Nature’ Affirmation Cards now have a fully functioning crowdfunding page! This beautiful deck of cards offers you affirmations and images that reflect…

It’s been a rainy, misty few days and I’ve been working on the big launch of my crowdfunding campaign the ‘I AM Nature’ affirmation cards whilst listening to the sounds of raindrops and lashings of Nahko Bear, Saritah and Rising Appalachia. So grateful…